Sacramento caregiver Martha Cobos, who cares for her twin sons who have autism, said prohibiting overtime pay to in-home services would require her to find another job and pay someone to care for her sons. Gov. Jerry Brown's budget proposal for next fiscal year prohibits In-Home Supportive Services workers from working overtime.

Sacramento caregiver Martha Cobos, who cares for her twin sons who have autism, said prohibiting overtime pay to in-home services would require her to find another job and pay someone to care for her sons. Gov.

Mary Burch, a in-home caregiver of her 40-year-old daughter Christy, said she relies on overtime pay to make ends meet. Gov. Jerry Brown's budget proposal for next fiscal year prohibits In-Home Supportive Services workers from working overtime.

Mary Burch, a in-home caregiver of her 40-year-old daughter Christy, said she relies on overtime pay to make ends meet. Gov. Jerry Brown's budget proposal for next fiscal year prohibits In-Home Supportive

(01-14) 14:44 PST Sacramento -- Four months after the federal government said in-home caregivers would be eligible for increased overtime pay, those workers say they've been given a devastating financial blow in Gov. Jerry Brown's budget proposal.

Brown's proposal for the 2014-2015 fiscal year prohibits caregivers in the In-Home Supportive Services program from working overtime due to increased costs associated with paying time-and-a-half for working more than 40 hours a week.

The U.S. Department of Labor announced the new regulations in September, which also provided additional pay for travel time between clients and trainings. Brown's budget proposal says the new regulations could cost California $600 million by 2015-2016.

"It's a slap in the face to more than just caregivers," said caregiver Carol Iman.

In-Home Support Services assists 450,000 low-income elderly, blind or disabled people in their homes as a way to avoid more costly out-of-home alternatives. Caregivers provide domestic work and personal care, such as bathing, housework, feeding, and dressing, while typically making between $9 an hour to $11.54 an hour in San Francisco.

In some cases, family members are eligible to be a caregiver.

"My daughter Christy requires constant care," said Mary Burch, who lives in Modesto with her 40-year-old mentally disabled daughter. "I have devoted my life to making sure she has the best life possible. It's a hard job that has required a lot of sacrifice, but it's also rewarding."

Burch said she would lose more than 100 hours of pay each month - a 40 percent income cut - if Brown's overtime ban goes into effect.

Brown's budget proposal calls for hiring more caregivers to accommodate the overtime cap.

"I would not be able to afford my mortgage," said Burch, who left a real estate job two decades ago to care for her daughter full time. "I do everything for her. She can't use a microwave, cut her own food, bathe independently or even dial 911."

Assemblyman Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, said he is concerned by Brown's proposal to cap overtime pay and that lawmakers will be looking at the issue during budget negotiations. Pan, a doctor by trade, said he sees patients that are disabled and understands the amount of support they need.

"In many ways we undervalue the care provided to the disabled," Pan said. "We need to provide sufficient support to our IHSS workers who are providing this care."